Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo

Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo

1968 · 100 min · ★ 6.8 · Adventure, History

Edmond Dantès, who was active in the resistance against the Nazis, is accused for being a Nazi collaborator and is imprisoned in the fortress of Sisteron.

Directed by André Hunebelle

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